Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-06-17
Notice of Quarantine.

WASHINGTON TERRITORY, ExEcU-)
TIVE DEPT, GOVERNORS OFFICE,
OLYMPIA, June IA, 1887.
To the People Of Washington Territory:
The following notice, this day re-
ceived from the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, at Washington
City, is published for the information
Of all whom it may concern.
EUGENE SEMPLE,
Governor.
"U. S. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, }
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May "a, 1857
" To the Managers and agents Of all
Railroads and other Transportation
Companies throughout the United
States, and other persons:
"Notice is hereby given by publica-
ton, in pursuance OF Section I of an
Act OF Congress approved May 30,
1884, entitled An &C, for the estab-
lishment of Bureau OF Animal Indus
try, to prevent the expectation Of dis
eased cattle, and to provide means for
the suppression and extirpation of
pleuro-pneumonia and other contag-
ious diseases among domestic ami
mails" that d contagious, infectious
and communicable disease, known as
pleuro-pneumonia, exists among cattle
in the counties of Westchester, New
York, Richmond. Kings, Queens and
Suffolk, State of New York, the coun-
ties of Baltimore, Howard, Carroll and
Prince George, in the State of Mary
land, and the county Of Cook, in the
State of Illinois; that all cattle in said
infected district are hereby 0uaran-
tined until further notice, and deemed
cattle affected with contagious dis
ease" and all persons are prohibited
from moving or transporting any cat
tie from said counties of Westchester,
New York, Richmond, Kings, Queens
and Suffolk, State of New York said
counties Of Baltimore, Howard, Carroll
and Prince George, in the State of
Maryland, and said county of Cook, in
the State of Illinois, to any other State
or Territory of the United States, I'M
der penalty of Sections 6 and I of the
above entitled Act: PrOrided, how
ever, that any cattle that have been
examined by an Inspector of the Blu
reau of Animal Industry, and by said
Inspector are certified to in writing as
being free of pleuro-pneumonia, may
be transported to any other State or
Territory from said infected district
within forty-eight hours after being SO
certified to; and provided further that
said Inspector is furnished with an af
fidavit made by two disinterested per-
sons, stating that they have known
said cattle for period of six months
Immediately prior to the examination,
and that during that time said cattle
have not been exposed to pleuro-pneu-
monia. Said Inspector may require
further evidence that the cattle have
not been exposed, and such proof as
he requires must be given him.
"The attention of all persons is
called to Sections 6 and of the Act
of Congress approved May Goth, 1884,
establishing the Bureau of Animal
luuuStIy, WHICH, scCtlOuS IItkt ~ Il
misdemeanOr punishable by fine of
not less than 500 nor more than 3d.
600, or by imprisonment for not more
than one year, or by both such fine
and imprisonment, for any transporta-
ton company or person to receive for
transportation, or to transport or to
drive, from one State or Territory to
another, any live stock affected with
any contagious, infectious or COM
municable disease, and especially
pleuro-pneumonia; or for any person
or persons to deliver such affected live
stock to any transportation company.
"A reward of 500 will be paid to
any person giving information to the
Chief of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try that results in the conviction OF
any person for violation of Sections
6 and 7 of the Act of Congress of May
20, 1884. NORMAN J. COLMAN,
Commissioner of Agriculture"